Nostalgia Rides

Nostalgia Rides

New York Transit Museum Nostalgia Rides transport straphangers to another age, using the same equipment that city dwellers would have ridden more than a century ago. Nostalgia Rides offer a chance to experience New York City transportation history firsthand en route to some of the City’s great attractions. One of the Museum’s most treasured traditions, Nostalgia Rides often reflect a time before automated voice announcements, air conditioning or bright fluorescent lighting. Guests can sit on the seats, hold onto the handrails, read the vintage advertisements, and travel through time to the early days of the New York subway system.

Fall 2018 Nostalgia Rides

Take a trip with us to the past and explore Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery at twilight. Travel back in time on our IND R1-9 cars, pack a picnic and take a guided tour to learn the fascinating stories of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, including famous actors, politicians, artists and inventors from the Victorian era and beyond.More Info>

Summer 2018 Nostalgia Rides

Join us on our ever-popular, boardwalk-bound Coney Island Nostalgia Train! Ride our 1910s BMT B-Type Standards and 1920s BMT D-Type Triplex cars for a two-hour jaunt to Coney Island. Once we arrive at our seaside destination, brave the rides at Luna Park, check out the action on the legendary Boardwalk, or nosh on one of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs.More Info >

Celebrate summer by taking our 1930s R-1/9 vintage train cars on a trip from our own Court Street station home in Brooklyn to Rockaway Park-Beach 116th Street in Queens. Bring a picnic and take a dip in the ocean, or enjoy additional rides on our vintage trains before heading out to explore the boardwalk.More Info >

Spring 2018 Nostalgia Rides

Venture uptown on our WWI-era IRT Subway cars for to mark the centennial of the opening of Woodlawn station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line and explore Woodlawn Cemetery on a special guided tour focusing on transit history.Learn More >

Note: Equipment is subject to change. Vintage train and bus service is weather permitting.

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See information about visiting the Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn or at Grand Central Terminal, and view directions, hours and admission prices for both locations.

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Membership is the best way to enjoy everything the Transit Museum has to offer! Some of the benefits Museum members receive include free unlimited admission, members-only exhibit previews and events, priority booking privileges for Museum tours and excursions, and a 10% discount at the Transit Museum Store.

Due to impending weather, this Saturday's Nostalgia Ride to Green-Wood Cemetery has been postponed. Details on the rescheduled event will be sent by email as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience, and stay safe this weekend!